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The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert was published in 1995 by Headquarters United States Air Force. It was written in response to Representative Steven H. Schiff's request and a General Accounting Office audit, and it contains Col. Richard L. Weaver's report and 1st Lt. James McAndrew's synopsis, along with attachments, appendices and photographs. The report says researchers found no evidence of an extraterrestrial craft or crew. It concludes that the 1947 debris came from a Project MOGUL balloon train.

  • p. 106 n1e Public Information Office was host during the mon~~ to the Senior Air Scouts of ~ie…
  • p. 801 …Up to Boston with Lt Frank Ryder with Navy and \.JHOI April 15 Mon. Contacted Doc…
  • p. 802 …I caught 5.50 train out of Penn Station to Red Bank, NJ April 29 Mon…
  • p. 804 …Dec 9 Mon. Oakhurst. Finished getting all equipment ready for Alamogordo. Chantz, Woody and I went…
  • p. 807 …Arrived AP about 1230 Feb 3 Mon Oakhurst. Peoples in Washington regarding balloon ascention in June…
  • p. 808 …Feb 24 Mon. Alamogordo. '.faited for air transportation today but none available and may not be…
  • p. 809 …In Asbury Park 3 pm March 10 Mon Oakhurst. Vivian and I worked on Flight 25…
  • p. 810 …Cleaned out hanger and emptied trash out at East White Sands April 7 Mon Talked to…
  • p. 811 …April 21 Mon. Alamogordo Air Base. Bill Edmonston and I went out to Tularosa Range and…
  • p. 812 …Took sleeper out of Canton for NYC May 12 Mon. Arrived NYC and caught 0940 out…
  • p. 813 …May 26 Mon. Worked on Tests 1 and 2 records today. No signals from Roswell - some…
  • p. 814 …Took Treland, Mears, Winton, Olsen to Alamogordo to catch train this pm June 9 Mon. Bill…
  • p. 815 …July 7 {Mon) Alamogordo. Balloon Flight 11 A off at 0503. Big plastic with small auxiliary…
  • p. 816 …July 1 Mon. To cabins near Geneva, N.Y. July 15 Tues. Stopped at Syracuse. Got…
c. 1. GENERAL WRI ACCOMPLISHED
field testa were conducted at llaaogordo Arrq llr Base during
'Ule veelt of JUDI!I 1, uaing clusters of meteorological b&lloona.
Tbe pri111Ll"1 object of tbeee teste waa to perfect h&a:iling aDd
launching technique• far large nights am to cheek the opera-
tion ot the T&rioua altitude controlling devices developed for
this project. At the ••• tiJie, the testa afforded the oppor-
tunity to carrr aloft payloads of Watson Laboratories equip-
lEnt. In general, vhUe the nights were successful 1n the
sense ot carrying Watson Laboratory gear aloft for an extended
period or tiM, d1ff1eul tie a &a:l •teriel tail urea encountered
eerved to ..pbas1ae the unaatistactor.r charaeteriatics of
Eteorolog1cal balloon clusters. .l technical report wxier
preparation vill contain discuaaion or tbe nights •
.l!ter the retum froa .lla.:>gordo, the reMinder ot the month
vaa occupied with prepa.ratiou for a second field trlp to
Uaaogordo A.J:a7 .l1r Base tor testa to be conducted in Jul.7.
!vent,--fin aeTen-toot d.i&M\er 1 1111. thick poly-eth7len.
talloona were reeeiTecl troa GeDBral Hilla. One each fifteen-
foot diaMter 8 .U. thick polreth7lene balloona waa receiTed
troa B• .l. Saith, IDC.
A aeven-ua b&lloon crew departed for .lluogordo .lnr;J .lir
!aae on Jw. ;n to Jll&b the aecond aeriea ot launchings there.
!be plastic b&l.last resenoir ued for the first nights in
lev Mexico vaa too traP.le to take l&UDC.hing atressea. .lD
al181nua reaenoir, .ounte4 oa legs containiDg a baUt-in
tUter vaa deaipd aDil a supplier vas located. The capaci t7
of tl» nn reservoir u 5 pllona (301) thoueh it vill veigh
eDl.y 2 pouzdl. It ia belieftd tbat the alUIIinua reservoirs
U recnered •7 b8 uecl repea tecll7.
2. S•clOc Probl•
!he greateat problea encountered during the field testa at
A.l.uogorcbt vas tbt unpredictable am hi&blT variable etrect
et IUperbeat on •teorololioal balloons. Tbe unpredictable
iDcreaae 1a litt ot the olus ter UDder the r&7• of tba aun vaa
aa 1111Ch u 2~ higher tbaD the 1D1tial Utt. !hi a 1a aenral.
lut.auea reeulted 1a the iD&bUi\7 ot altitude oontrel bal-
l.eoa cut-etta to atop the aaoent of tbl bUloon train at tbl
4eaire4 alti\ude,
!he at.n. 1-. t•peraturea e~~eountered at hi&b altitudes
apparea\1.7 hu ooaaWerable ettect on the operation of elec-
t~ eqgt,._t uaecl ill &lt1 tude contl'Ol.

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